In the end, Meng Sun and He Ji did not listen to Gong Lianyang. Instead, he respectfully escorted Ji Sun Si back to Ji Mansion.
And Ji Sunsi escaped from death this time. After suffering a brief fright, he immediately woke up. He quickly sent someone to bring Lu Housong back from Pu Pu.
The Marquis of Lu Song was originally a puppet monarch supported by Ji Pingzi. Later, after Yang Hu seized the power of the Ji family, he took control of the national affairs.
In the final analysis, Lu Housong is still just a puppet. It's just that compared to his father and brother, he is a more noble puppet.
But even so, in Lu Housong's view, such treatment is obviously extremely lucky. At least compared to someone who died tragically in the Chu Palace or a guest who died in a foreign country, what else could he complain about?
But now, suddenly the human world has changed again, and Cong Yanghu suddenly seems to be returning to the hands of the Ji family. Luhou Song is more or less afraid of this, but he is helpless.
In fact, let alone Lu Housong, even Li Ran and others never expected it. But in just a few days, Yang Hu's power disappeared!
Sun Wu and Fan Li went to find Li Ran specially, and when they talked about this matter, they both sighed. Sun Wu said:
"Yang Hu has an evil heart, and it can be said that he is to blame for the current situation!" But Fan Li said:
"It's just that after all, Yang Hu still contributed to the establishment of the Lu State. Although the Lu State was not very good under his rule, it was always better than when Ji Pingzi had no ruler and controlled the people without restraint. Those days!"
"Yang Hu... It can be said that he was still the one that Mr. Hu worked hard to win over back then. It's just that... ever since he came to power, he and Mr. Lu have been at odds with each other. The current isolation of the Lu country can also be said to be It was all caused by his own hands! He really failed to live up to his hard work!"
Li Ran let out a long sigh and said:
"Although Yang Hu's character is better than his writing, and he is a bit stubborn, it is not the root of his own destruction! There are many people in the world who do not listen to others' advice, and not everyone will end up like this?!"
Hearing Li Ran's words, Sun Wu and Fan Li couldn't help but look at each other, but neither of them quite understood what Li Ran meant. Seeing that the two of them were confused, Li Ran smiled slightly and continued to add:
"The ultimate reason for Yang Hu's defeat is that he was in a humble position and took care of the king's affairs. However, if he can know how to keep his position and restrain himself to wait for the right time, it is not that there is no chance of success. It is a pity that this After all, people are eager for quick success, and they mistrusted sycophants, which led to today's defeat!"
"Oh, what a pity, what a pity!"
Hearing Li Ran shake his head and sigh "It's a pity" repeatedly, Fan Li was also a little confused:
"Sir, since you said this, how can you say it's a pity? It's rude to say that Yang Hu took over the emperor's affairs with a despicable status. Then he caused many troubles one after another. Isn't he the culprit of Lu Nan?! "
Li Ran heard Fan Li ask this question, but he smiled slightly and replied:
"Although the name of a humble person is not correct, there is a saying in "Qian": Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. Just as the Nine-Three said, although a humble person does not deserve his position, as a gentleman, if he can do something, he will work hard all day long. , If you are vigilant at night, you will not be blamed!"
"So, Yang Hu was too obsessed with getting help from Fan Yang of the Jin State, but he neither knew the person nor knew it himself! He thought that he could be like Ji Sun Yiru and facilitate the connection with Fan Yang, but he didn't know that There are so many variables. How can it really be what he wants?"
Sun Wu and Fan Li also had some insights after hearing what Li Ran said.
In fact, all of them present had more or less sympathy for Yang Hu. After all, as far as they are concerned, don't they have the same ambition as Yang Hu?
I wonder how many people in this world can truly be like Yang Hu, who can control the government of the Lu Kingdom for several years with such a humble status? Moreover, he can easily sweep away the chaos of the domestic power ministers' arrogance and advocate for the public office!
"That's true. This person is just a retainer of Jisun and does not have a strong family background, but he can
It is indeed not easy to be able to command three Huan and govern the Lu State. It is the first time for the Lu State to "accompany ministers to carry out the country's orders". "
Hearing what Sun Wu said, Li Ran couldn't help but nodded slowly and said: "Well, it can be said that he is a 'genius in governing the country and a daughter who mourns the country'!"
After Li Ran made this evaluation, he was unwilling to comment too much on Yang Hu. After all, with the situation developing to this point, Li Ran also sensed another opportunity:
"Young Master, go and ask Kong Zhongni to come to Xinglin."
Fan Li took the order and left, while Li Ran kept sitting upright with his eyes closed, but did not speak for a long time. Sun Wu felt a little confused about this and couldn't help but ask:
"Sir, sir, I went to invite Kong Zhongni to come. I wonder what the reason is?"
"Haha, now the Lu Kingdom is in chaos again, so we need to prepare early! Now, Yang Hu is on the run, and Ji Sunsi is bound to leak clues again!"
"It's just that he must first urgently need to resolve the matters within the Ji clan left by Yang Hu. What I mean is that if Kong Zhongni can take this opportunity to directly control the Lu Kingdom, it will be the best. !」
Sun Wu tilted his head.
"This matter... I'm afraid it's not easy, right?" Li Ran stroked his beard.
"It is not difficult to predict. Jisun Si has been suppressed by Yang Hu for so long. If Yang Hu suddenly loses, the affairs within his clan must be complicated and he cannot escape! In addition, from the perspective of the monarch, if Sanhuan is now back in charge of the court, which may not be what he wants."
"Zhongni has a reputation of respecting etiquette, and he is the son of the tiger general Shu Liang He. He is also deeply involved with Sanhuan. If he is made to be Lu, I am afraid it will be an acceptable result for all parties!"
Sun Wu could not help but nodded:
"I see, sir, you are indeed very thoughtful!.... After Li Ran finished speaking, he raised his head again:
"Chang Qing, there is one more thing! But it still needs to be done by Chang Qing!"
When Sun Wu heard this, he couldn't help being shocked. Without saying anything, he quickly turned sideways and faced Li Ran, clasped his fists and said
"Sir, please tell me. Wu is here to obey your orders!"
Li Ran sneered, took out a piece of silk writing from his sleeve, and said to Sun Wu:
"Yang Hu is still in the Lu realm. I'm afraid he has nowhere to go. My brother has already obtained a silk letter, so please go and give it to him on my behalf, sir!"
When Sun Wu heard this, he hesitated again.
"What use do these people...have to sir?" Li Ran said with a bitter smile:
"Haha, Chang Qing only knows one, but not the other!"
"Yang Hu is also a man of extraordinary intelligence. If not, how could he be favored by Ji Pingzi alone? And now, Zhao Yang's subordinates, except Dong Anyu, can be said to have no one who can use him! And Yang Tiger has been killed by the Fan family three times, so he must have a desire for revenge, and he can be used for it!"
"Now, the only foreign aid we can recruit is Zhao Yang. If Yang Hu can defect to the Zhao family, it will be a good thing..."
When Sun Wu heard this, he immediately became enlightened.
What's more, he was already obedient to Li Ran's words, so he immediately agreed. Li Ran only held the silk book in his hand, but he told him again:
"If Yang Hu is in any trouble, you can act accordingly and just raise your hand to help! Sun Wu lowered his head, took the silk book, and replied:
"No, sir, don't worry. Wu Ding will do his best to help Yang Hu escape from Lu!" Li Ran nodded with satisfaction and asked Sun Wu to ride quickly.
Sun Wu didn't waste a moment, took the slips, left the Xinglin Forest, and rode away alone.
As mentioned above, although Yang Hu was defeated, he was not hiding. Instead, they had food and accommodation on the main road, and they entered Yangguan in such a swaggering manner.
Ji Sunsi, on the other hand, gathered the Ji family's private soldiers in Qufu and personally led the troops to pursue them. As Li Ran expected, if Yang Hu did not die, how could Ji Sunsi sleep?
After Sun Wu learned of Yang Hu's whereabouts, he also rushed forward. He was running much faster than Ji's army by himself.
In just three or four days, Sun Wu arrived at Yangguan
nearby. But then, the way was immediately blocked by several soldiers.
Sun Wu didn't bother to talk nonsense to them. He jumped off his horse and knocked several of them to the ground. Then he said: "I am Sun Changqing. I have come to see Yang Hu on the orders of the Taishi of Zhouyi. Go and report it immediately!"
The man obeyed the order and did not dare to neglect. He rolled and crawled directly and ran directly to Yangguan. Sun Wu wanted to move forward, but found that there was still a large group of people blocking his way.
At this moment, a tall figure appeared in front of Sun Wu. This person is none other than Yang Hu!
When Yang Hu learned that Sun Wu was coming, he hurried out and came to Sun Wu's side. He held his arms with both hands and said, "Brother Changqing! You came just in time!"
When Sun Wu faced such an enthusiastic Yang Hu, he couldn't help but secretly sigh when he saw that he could still be so lively and lively even though he had lost such a big profit and was in such a critical situation.
"Master Yang, if you have anything to say, let's go in first and talk about it?!"
So Sun Wu followed Yang Hu into Yang Pass.
In fact, this place was originally a nearly abandoned pass, bordering the Qi State. It was only because Yang Hu had left this back-up for himself, so he built this pass.
And this pass is exactly why it got its name.
The two sat across from each other. Sun Wu took out a silk book and said:
"Sir Yang, this is a silk letter written by Mr. Yang. He said that you can take this letter and go to Jinyang to join the Zhao family! Yang Hu took the letter and didn't even bother to read it carefully. He just paid homage and said:
"Mr. Ziming actually still misses Yang Hu. He is really ashamed of himself! Hu regretted not listening to his words, which led to a huge defeat. Mr. Ziming was able to not abandon Yang Hu, and Hu is grateful!"
Sun Wu sighed:
"Sir, I also have high hopes for you. I hope that after you arrive in Jin, you can assist the Zhao family with peace of mind..." Before Sun Wu could finish his words, he heard someone coming from outside to report:
"Report! The Ji family's army is less than a hundred miles away!" Yang Hu waved his hand and asked people to retreat, while Sun Wu asked:
"I wonder how many troops you still have in your hands, sir?"
"Hey... Gongsun Buxuan's Feiyi private soldiers have all been withdrawn. Now there are only 1,500 Yang's private soldiers left. However, these people are all elite soldiers, and each of them can fight one against ten. of!"
When Sun Wu heard this, he couldn't help but sneered and shook his head:
"Sir Yang, things are different now! Even if these elites of yours can really be as good as ten, so what? Yang Guan cannot be defended no matter what! Please run away in time!" "--
Chapter 607_Battle at Yangguan
However, Yang Hu still seemed unhurried and said extremely calmly:
"The tiger's escape is imminent, and it must be done, but before that, the tiger has another thing to do! When Sun Wu heard this, he couldn't help but asked curiously:
"Oh? But what are you going to do?"
Unexpectedly, Yang Hu laughed out loud again, stood up, pointed at this Yangguan and said:
"Although Tiger is not talented, how can he be completely ignorant of today's danger? That's why I deliberately built this Yang Pass in advance! This pass is built according to the terrain and can be said to be connected in all directions! Brother Changqing, please follow Tiger Come and take a look!"
Therefore, Sun Wu was not polite, and followed Yang Hu directly to the high place, pointed out several key strongholds and gates, and made a simple sand table on the ground.
After all, Sun Wu was unparalleled in military affairs, so he immediately discovered the clues keenly.
"The terrain here is wide at first and then narrow, so you can use your bluff to spread suspicion! You can make a noise in the east and attack the west, create some noise in Laimen, lure most of them, and then you can take the opportunity to escape..."
When Yang Hu heard this, he laughed again, shook his head and said:
"Brother Changqing, why do you want Hu to run away? Laimen is making noise here, which coincides with Yang, but Hu doesn't want to run away just yet!"
When Sun Wu heard this, he vaguely felt that Yang Hu was afraid of causing trouble again: "What are you preparing to do, sir?"
But seeing Yang Hu's eyes condensed, he replied:
"That Ji Sunsi didn't know whether to live or die, and he dared to personally lead his troops to chase me, Yang Hu. Haha, since he is so eager to come and get me, how can we not give him this opportunity? Brother Changqing... Yang wants to capture Ji Sunsi alive here!"
Sun Wu's eyes widened. When it comes to using troops to gain great profits from dangerous situations, Sun Wu is very familiar with this.
However, according to Yang Hu's current situation, he is almost desperate! If the situation is changed, no matter how advantageous it is, Sun Wu will definitely not act like Yang Hu.
"My lord, since you have lost power in the Lu country, and we are outnumbered by the enemy, and there are few soldiers under your command, you should leave the Lu country as soon as possible. Why..."
Yang Hu said proudly:
"Haha, a soldier's strength lies in being more refined rather than more numerous. Brother Changqing has experienced hundreds of battles. Don't you know this better than Yang? Since Yang did this, even Brother Changqing didn't expect it, so Ji Sunsi is even more arrogant. This is unexpected! Isn’t this a chance to win?!”
Sun Wu couldn't help but make a bitter smile:
"Sir, do you have to put Ji Sunsi to death? But why bother?" Yang Hu laughed again and shook his head:
"Hahaha, Brother Changqing is worrying too much. Yang is not trying to kill him. He just wants to capture him alive! Brother Changqing, are you willing to lend a helping hand?"
Sun Wu narrowed his eyes.
"Then... what happens after we capture him alive? Your Majesty's loss of power in the Lu Kingdom is already certain. What if you capture Ji Sunsi alive?"
Yang Hu once again smiled mysteriously:
"Haha, that's not the case. There will be a secret after I capture you alive! However, Yang can promise here that I will never touch him in the slightest. Brother Changqing, just don't worry about this!"
Sun Wu felt a twinge of doubt, but at this juncture, Yang Hu seemed to have no need to deceive himself, so he only replied dubiously:
"Wu came here for this trip. Sir, he also told me that he wanted me to assist you. If you really want to do it, as long as Wu thinks it is feasible, he will do it!"
When Yang Hu heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed:
"Okay! With Brother Changqing helping me, this will definitely happen! Brother Changqing, you see, this Laimen is also the only way to attack Yangguan, and going north is the territory of Qi State. If If there is any noise here, Ji Sunsi will definitely think that Hu intends to escape this way!"
Sun Wu looked at it carefully and couldn't help but nodded:
"Well, Fang Caiwu also saw this and felt that this place is indeed suitable for planting suspicions!" Yang Hu pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed to another place.
"There are two gates here. When the tiger set it up before, it was built in the dark. If we rush out from here, Ji Sunsi will not notice it. We can capture him directly when his camp is empty!"
Sun Wu was silent for a while, and then he said with concern: "It's just... Sun Si will bring his troops this season, and there will definitely be a few..."
Unexpectedly, Yang Hu smiled and said:
"Haha, it's nothing to worry about! That Zhuzi was afraid that Gongshan would not fight, so he would not dare to recruit troops from Fei Yi! And the Ji family's private soldiers were only a few thousand at best, and most of them had been killed by Laimen's suspected soldiers at that time Lure them out. Brother Changqing only needs to bring two hundred men, charge forward and kill them for a while as a feint attack, and then wait for the tiger to come with five hundred men later! We will definitely be able to capture the enemy's leader alive!"
In fact, Sun Wu was very familiar with this strategy of making false claims in the east and attacking in the west. The premise of this plan is to divide the troops.
"It's just...are there enough troops?"
Sun Wu asked with confusion, but Yang Hu seemed quite confident:
"Hu's plan is bound to come true, and with Qi Realm as his back, he can make a desperate move, so why should he be afraid?! Besides, this Ji Sunsi, although he is the head of the Ji clan, I have watched him grow up. Shuzi is nothing to worry about!"
Sun Wu wanted to persuade Yang Hu to be more cautious, but Yang Hu had already loudly ordered people to prepare flammable items at Laimen, and ordered 700 troops to be drawn out, 200 to be led by Sun Wu, and he would take 500 with him.
Yang Hu's vigorous and resolute actions, but
It also aroused Sun Wu's desire to win. As a result, Sun Wu no longer had much.
When the sky was dark, Ji Sunsi led his army to approach Yang Pass, but he did not dare to knock on the pass immediately. When Yang Hu's spies came to report, Yang Hu and Sun Wu learned that Ji Sunsi had set up camp twenty miles away.
Moreover, just as Yang Hu expected, the troops led by Ji Sunsi were no more than eight thousand. Just because Ji Sunsi also knew that Yang Hu could not leave many troops around him, and was worried that Yang Hu would escape from the country early, he did not prepare enough and led his private troops to pursue Yangguan.
However, Ji Sunsi was still afraid of Yang Hu and did not dare to attack rashly. On Yang Hu's side, the war was about to begin, but he still had to eat and drink when he should, and sleep when he should. Even when Sun Wu saw it, he couldn't help but admire in his heart:
"This person does not mess up when facing danger. He really has the air of a great man! No wonder this person has done so many wrong things, yet Sir still thinks so highly of him. It seems that this person is indeed quite capable!"
At midnight, Sun Wu and Yang Hu led the soldiers to the secret door. Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the direction of Laimen, and then a burst of fire burst into the sky.
Ji Sunsi couldn't sleep, and when he heard the noise, he got up quickly and asked what happened. He knew that there was a fire at Yangguan Laimen, and there was a lot of people shouting, fearing that something had happened.
Ji Sunsi sighed and said hurriedly:
"Send someone to stop him quickly. I'm afraid Yang Hu wants to escape!" Immediately, thousands of people swarmed up and rushed directly to Laimen.
At almost the same time, Sun Wu took advantage of the darkness and led two hundred people out of the secret door and went straight to Ji's camp! When Ji Sunsi heard the news, his face turned pale with fright!
"Quick! Order the soldiers guarding the camp to resist with all their strength and not to retreat!"
As a result, all the soldiers who stayed in the camp were directly taken away by the two hundred elites led by Sun Wu!
Ji Sunsi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the shouts of killing receding.
However, just when he felt relieved a little, unexpectedly, there was another cry of killing outside the military camp!
Ji Sunsi had no one around him at the moment, so he had no choice but to put on his armor and walk out of the tent tremblingly. But suddenly I found that there was no one inside the camp, but there were bright lights outside the camp!
But I saw a tall figure riding on a horse at this moment! And this person is none other than Yang Hu!
Ji Sunsi's fear of Yang Hu was deep in his bones. Seeing this scene, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran back!
However, he was still wearing armor at this time, and his movement was extremely inconvenient.
Before he could even take a few steps, he heard a rush of footsteps behind him.
In panic, Ji Sunsi stumbled and fell directly into the mud pit, looking extremely embarrassed!
